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Elon Musk: “Earth is 70% water by surface area.”

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Elon Musk (Full Interview) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Published April 29, 2023 | Video Starts at 15:05

But lots of people don't have enough food or water. Water. We will run out of water. They're running out of sand. Earth is 70% water by surface area. But you can't drink that. Desalination is absurdly cheap. Why don't we do it then? We do it. It is done. You have a lot of free time. It is done. (15:05–15:08)

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Asserts that 70% of Earth's surface area is covered by water.

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